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Chapter 6 Transportation
1. In general are streets and highways public goods? 85 Why or why not?
2. How does the US compare with other countries in terms of the role of the car in urban
transportation? 86, 87
3. What countries seem to do the most biking (at least in 1995)? 86-7
4. When did public transit ridership peak in the US? 87
5. Define free-riding bonus, sucker penalty 89
6. T F Public transportation policies affect the costs and benefits of driving. 90
7. T F Presumably in a democracy public transportation policies should voter transportation
preferences. 90-1
8. Rather than voter preferences Wright and Rogers argue ______ played a pivotal role in
shaping transportation policy. 91
9. T F Los Angeles has always been too spread out for public transit to be practical.
10. T F There was a time shortly after World War II when most people in Los Angeles did not
own cars. 92
11. Why might busses be less appealing to riders than trolleys in a place like Los Angeles? 92-3
12. What do Wright and Rogers report happened to public transportation after World War II in
Los Angeles? 91-3
13. Other than the automobile industry, what other industries had strong interests in freeways
(when freeways were first being built)? Which citizens had interests in more freeways? 93-4
14. What are three social costs Wright and Rogers describe of an automobile-based transport
system? 95ff
15. What are three suggestions Wright and Rogers offer for reducing automobile traffic? 98ff
16. In European countries it costs much more for gas than in the US. What is the main reason for
that? 98-9
17. How much does a driver pay for gas in the most expensive European country (Norway)? 99
18. What are "congestion fees" such as those charged in London? 99
19. Give three of the positive externalities of public transport Wright and Rogers list. 100
20. How does low-density residence affect transportation policy? What is low-density residence?
102